Incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in Italian children

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-77

  Tozzi, Alberto E ^a   Salmaso, Stefania ^a   Ciofi Degli Atti, Marta L ^a   Panei, Pietro ^a   Anemona, Alessandra ^a   Scuderi, Gabriella ^a   Wassilak, Steven G F ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

children; epidemiology; Haemophilus influenzae type b infection; Italy; meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

COHORT STUDIES; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINES; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031044044     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007320124502     Document Type: Article

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